Peach • Oolong • Mandarin Orange

Producer(s) - Tibe Haro Wachu & Raro Nansebo Kebeles Smallholders

Process/Varietal - Washed 74110/74112 & Local Landraces

Elevation - 2000-2300 masl

Region - Guji, Uraga

Imported by La Baia Coffee Supply

One of our favorite Washed Ethiopian offerings we’ve had. This coffee is everything you want from a Washed Ethiopian: sweet, juicy, tea-like, and absolutely crushable. When warm, expect notes of Peach and Oolong tea. As it cools, you’ll be met with bright notes of Mandarin Orange and Bergamot, with hint of ripe Green Plum. We can’t wait for you to enjoy.

Coffee cherries for this lot were sourced from the forests of Tibe Haro and the neighboring village of Raro Nensebo Kebele. Once harvesting is underway producers deliver directly to the Tibe Haro Wachu Washing Station. The cherries are then evaluated based on several key factors: color, ripeness and density. The cherries are floated to remove any cherries designated as "floaters" to ensure only the most mature and ripe cherries are selected (Floating also assures the removal of inferior or hollow seeds and defects). At Tibe Haro Wachu they emphasize the use of traditional underwater fermentation that is popular in Ethiopia. In underwater fermentation the coffee is fully submerged in water for 48 to 72 hours normally, but the process can vary station to station. After fermentation the coffee is de-pulped and then dried for 16 - 21 days on raised drying beds.

Producer Profile

Tibe Haro is a village (Kebele) in the Uraga district in the Guji Zone. This area is home to several hundred small farmers whose homes and farms span the area between 2,000 and 2,300 meters above sea level. Some of the highest elevations in Ethiopia. Farmers from Tibe Haro and the neighboring village of Raro Nensebo Kebele harvest coffee exclusively by hand and deliver it to the processing station owned and operated by Tracon. Farming methods in the region remain largely traditional, and Uraga farmers typically intercrop their coffee plants with other food crops. This method is common among smallholders because it maximizes land use and provides food for their families. Another interesting factor, most farms are also organic-by-default. Farmers in the Guji Zone typically use very little if any fertilizers or pesticides. Most farm work is done manually by their immediate family when harvesting cherry. 

Tracon’s reputation is well regarded and are no strangers among COE members globally. In 2021, Tracon chose to participate in Ethiopia’s second ever Cup of Excellence Auction and had 2 different coffees score an impressive placement in the top 20 of all the coffees submitted in the Ethiopia COE Auction. In 2021, a record-breaking number of entries 1,849 for any countrywide Cup of Excellence competition entered the competition to compete that particular year. Placing in the best of top 20 coffees produced in Ethiopia should speak volumes for itself.